The Discovery Spartans will challenge the Avon Park Red Devils at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Discovery's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matchups.
Discovery took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 71-64 win over Lakeland.
Meanwhile, Avon Park waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. They snuck past the Terriers with a 61-57 victory. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Terriers are ranked 437th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Avon Park's win came from a few key players Discovery will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Christopher Kelly, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 boards. He has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more rebounds the last 13 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tayvion Jones, who posted 12 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Avon Park's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1. As for Discovery, they are also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Discovery against Avon Park when the teams last played back in December of 2020, as the team secured a 73-33 victory. Will Discovery repeat their success, or does Avon Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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